Who we are

Nonpartisan and not-for-profit, Instituto Diálogos brings together the public, private and academic sectors and the press to debate major national and international issues.

The Institute

An independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit think tank.

Instituto Diálogos fosters and promotes plural debate and the dissemination of knowledge on major national and international issues. Guests at its debate series and studies are drawn from thinkers in the public, private, academic and media sectors.

The Institute believes in the richness of diverse perspectives, even when they clash, and in their potential to broaden our view of the world and find common ground that leads to building projects for Brazil.

Its purpose is to contribute continuously to building environments conducive to the country’s growth and the prosperity of its people.

Mission

Contribute to building a sustainable national development project committed to a fairer and more democratic country.

Vision

Bring together the private, public and academic sectors to foster a pluralistic exchange of ideas, recognizing the power of dialogue to identify new possibilities and address emerging challenges.

Governance

Four bodies with roles defined in the bylaws

The General Assembly brings together the associates. The Board of Directors is responsible for overall governance, the Fiscal Council monitors the accounts, and the Executive Board handles management under the supervision of the Board of Directors.

General Assembly

Made up of the associates. Reviews and approves the financial statements and the annual activity report.

Board of Directors

A collegiate body for guidance and decision-making, it exercises the Institute’s overall governance and decides on its agenda. It has five to seven members, two of them independent and external.

Fiscal Council

Oversees the Institute’s budget, accounting and asset management and deliberates on the financial statements. It has three members, one of them independent and external.

Executive Board

Handles administrative management and carries out the guidelines and plans approved by the Board of Directors. It comprises the President of the Executive Board and up to three directors.

Read the bylaws (PDF, in Portuguese)

Our people

Boards and Executive Board

Board of Directors

Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias

Chair of the Board of Directors

Agronomist and businesswoman. A Senator for Mato Grosso do Sul, she was Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply from 2019 to 2022 and a Federal Deputy from 2015 to 2023.

Ana Cecília Andrade Aquino Vice Chair · independent and external board member
Carlos Arruti Rey Board member · Hidrovias do Brasil
Rodrigo Malho e Simonato Board member · Tereos
Augusto Moraes Board member · Vylor
Deise Mari Dalla Nora Board member · Yara

Fiscal Council

Eduardo Menezes Mota Council member · FS
Jorge Henrique Silva Lima Council member · Itaú Unibanco
Luiz Arnaldo Pereira da Cunha Junior Independent council member

Executive Board

Fernando Silveira Camargo

President of the Executive Board

Federal Auditor at the TCU, with degrees in Business Administration and Law. He served as Secretary of Budget, Finance and People Management at the TCU, Director-General of the STF, Chairman of Embrapa’s Board of Directors, Secretary of Innovation at MAPA and representative of IICA in Argentina.

Inácio Muzzi Fonseca

Director

Journalist with 18 years of experience at national media outlets in São Paulo and Brasília. He was communications coordinator at the Ministries of Planning and of Development, Industry and Trade, director of CDN Comunicação and communications coordinator at the Minas Gerais Public Prosecutor’s Office.